MONTREAL — The Boeing 737 MAX can return to Canadian airspace beginning Wednesday, Transport Canada says, concluding nearly two years of government review after the aircraft was involved in two . . .
Boeing s 737 Max aircraft is a step closer to returning to Canadian skies, nearly two years after being grounded due to technical issues that resulted in two deadly crashes involving foreign airlines.
Federal Transport Minister Marc Garneau told reporters Thursday that Transport Canada has approved design changes to the plane, among them allowing pilots to disable a faulty warning system that was found to be central to the crashes in 2018 and 2019. Today is the validation, which means that we recognize the modifications that have been made to fix the problem with the Max 8, Garneau said. However, there s still another step to take, and that will be done in January, when we will, as Canada, emit what we call an airworthiness directive.